Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

The silver knife was directly knocked away!

As a result, Sieg was knocked back several steps by the impact!

(This move is——)

[According to the information, this is one of the secrets of the family swordsmanship "Asahi Isshin-ryu" that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Kurogane family since the samurai era. It is called "The Ultimate Hardness - Fire Thunder"]

Brunhilde gave the explanation promptly.

(I see. It is indeed a very powerful move. You are really serious, Ouma.)

(Then I should also respond with all my strength──)

“Zheng——————!”

Almost at the moment when Sieg landed on the ground, an unusually shining light burst out from the silver knife!

Is it Dragon Flash?

Kurogane Ouma made such a judgment at the first moment, but in the next moment, the overly dazzling light seemed to be compressed, and instantly condensed into an extremely dense light film, which turned into a scabbard covering the blade, making the whole knife become colorful and reflecting the light of the sun.

(Not——Dragon Flash?)

Kurogane Ouma was only surprised for less than 0.1 second, but it was this extremely brief moment of surprise that prevented him from seeing the moment when Sieg swung his sword.

"Crack!"

The [Dragon Claw] that he had instinctively blocked in front of him was broken into two pieces from the center, and a wound that spanned the entire upper body was carved on the chest of the Black Iron Horse!

The blood seemed to be unable to react and flowed out of the wound a moment later.

"—!"

His body staggered suddenly, and with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, Kurogane Ouma fell to the ground just like Moroboshi Yudai who was knocked down by him before.

But before that, using the remaining half of the [Dragon Claw] to support his body, Kurogane Ouma looked at Sieg with wide eyes: "...You, won...Beautifully...The Winged Swords..."

“It’s not perfect yet.”

Sieg stepped forward and supported his body. "I can't make every sword strike a double-winged sword like my teacher. I'm only a latecomer. But if it's just one sword strike, it's no problem."

"——Dragon-killing skill: Dragon Explosion Instant Slash."

"...Next time...I will challenge...the most perfect one..."

After saying this with an unyielding look and an expression of not admitting defeat, Kurogane Ouma finally closed his eyes.

89. See you at the Seven Star Sword Festival

It only took less than five minutes.

For Hiraga Reizumi and others who stayed outside, this was a period of time that was far beyond any of their expectations.

"call------!"

With the storm barrier lifted, they returned to the damaged school building of Wu Qu Academy. Hiraga Reizumi looked at Kurogane Ouma who was lying unconscious in a pool of blood. Everyone looked at Sieg with a bit of fear.

Among all the students in this country, Kurogane Ouma's strength is undoubtedly top 1. Even last year's Seven-Star Sword King, even the Red Lotus Princess who was praised as a rare genius in ten years, could not defeat the [Fierce Wind Sword Emperor] in a head-on confrontation.

Even if you look at the whole world, it is almost impossible for someone of his age to defeat him. After all, those people have already been defeated one by one by Kurogane Ouma.

He had already dominated the world once.

But now——

"Are you back?"

Looking at the students of Akatsuki Academy who had returned, Sieg transformed the silver knife in his hand back into a silver sword: "Ouma has already lost, who's next? Or should we go together? I don't care."

There wasn't a single wound, nor any sign of being hit.

What Sieg showed to everyone in Akatsuki Academy was that he was completely [unharmed].

“Oh my~~~”

Hiraga Reizumi stood up as a representative: "I didn't expect that you could win unscathed against the [Fierce Wind Sword Emperor]. Your strength is even stronger than before. Sir [Flame Beast], if possible, I really want to learn from you, but unfortunately - the time is almost up."

“Buzz————————!”

A shrill alarm sounded from outside the gate of Wu Qu College, and then several support vehicles from the Japanese branch and a large number of official knights quickly appeared in everyone's eyes!

(Are you here?)

Sieg glanced at the sword cutters approaching him, then looked back at Hiraga Reizumi: "Do you think you can leave?"

"Of course, we have already escaped from you countless times, haven't we?" Hiraga Reizumi said the lines that had been prepared long ago, "But it's really sad~~~ This behavior is useless no matter how many times it is repeated. No matter how hard you try, we will be one step ahead of you and present what our sponsors desire."

"And you can only watch us walk away every time - this time is no exception."

What are they talking about?

The swordsmen who got off the car checked the teachers and students of Wu Qu Academy who were thrown out by Sieg while listening to the conversation on Sieg's side.

Then, Pinghe Lingquan suddenly raised his voice!

"But be happy, [Flame Beast]! Our great wish is about to come true! In the upcoming Seven Stars Sword Festival! We - the National Akatsuki Academy - will all participate in the competition!"

"If you really want to stop us, if you don't want this country to follow in the footsteps of this academy! Then let's meet on the stage! Of course, the prerequisite is that you can step onto that stage!"

(The lines really suit him. It's really suitable for him to be the actor cooperating with me. Is this his true character?)

Sieg thought so in his heart, but his hands did not slow down, and the light of the Exploding Dragon Flash lit up instantly -

"Oh my~~~Are you sure you want to use that move here?"

Hiraga Reizumi laughed.

"Do you want to cause as much damage as last year, [Flame Beast]? And - those people behind you are now all within my control."

"...It's really disgusting."

Zigg cursed with a gloomy face: "Do you really think I care?"

"Who knows~~~~ Well, we look forward to seeing you again on stage, [Flame Beast], Ziegfell."

“Buzz——————!”

The moment the words fell, everyone in Akatsuki Academy, including Kurogane Ouma who fell in a pool of blood, sank directly into the lake-like shadow.

Sieg pretended to slash out several sword energies in an attempt to stop them, but before that they had all disappeared.

"Tsk... as always, you run really fast."

Curling his lips, Sieg turned around and looked at the sword cutters behind him who were carrying the teachers and students of Wu Qu Academy: "You are from the Japanese branch, right? I'll leave these teachers and students of Wu Qu Academy in your care. I'm going to chase after those people just now."

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Sieg was about to leave, a voice that was very familiar to him suddenly sounded in the crowd.

A figure that Sieg had not expected, Shinguji Kurono, walked out of the crowd with a cigarette in his mouth. He came to him and said, "Before that, please explain the specific situation to us, Sieg."

"Chairman..."

"Although it seems unlikely, but the reason you asked me for three months' leave is not just to chase after those people, right?"

"..."

"What happened, Sieg? Come back with me and explain it to me."

Seeing Shinguji Kurono with a worried look on his face, Sieg sighed slightly and recovered from his silence: "Well... we can't catch up with them for a while anyway. I will explain the situation to you. It just so happens that... since their goal is the Seven Stars Sword Festival, it's time for me to confirm something I haven't asked about."

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After that, the attack on Muku Academy, which was caused by Akatsuki Academy, was reported to the national audience in major news along with the image of the Muku Academy main building burning.

Terrorists claiming to be from Akatsuki Academy committed unprecedented atrocities. In response, the Seven Stars Sword Festival's operating committee immediately began to investigate the responsibility and even considered depriving the Akatsuki Academy members who originally belonged to the Seven Great Colleges of their student knight qualifications.

However, after Yueying Moya took the stage as the [Chairman of Akatsuki Academy], the situation took a turn for the worse.

"What do you think, fellow citizens? You should think it's great, right? The academy belonging to the alliance is completely vulnerable. This is the power of [National Akatsuki Academy]! They will replace the Seven Stars Academy, which is a lackey of the alliance, and shoulder the future of Japan!"

Although she was at the center of a storm, Yueying Moya still gave her speech with a calm and confident look.

He will use the fact that the National Akatsuki Academy won the Seven Stars Sword Festival to end the sword-fighting education system dominated by the alliance and regain Japan's sovereignty.

After this speech, things took a turn in a direction no one had expected.

Neither the police nor the judicial system took any action against the atrocities committed at Akatsuki Academy.

Not only that, they even tried to confuse the truth by claiming that "the attack on Wu Qu College was a pure false alarm and that everything was just an accident with the consent of both parties."

Generally speaking, this statement is impossible to accept, but with the intervention of the state itself, it is very easy to say black is white.

In response to this, the seven academies headed by Wu Qu Academy and the Seven Stars Sword Festival Operation Committee were naturally furious. They immediately raised objections and planned to stop the students of Akatsuki Academy from participating in the Seven Stars Sword Festival.

But this action failed to materialize.

Because before that, the Alliance had already issued a direct order.

They are responsible for the education of the swordsmen in Japan, and they cannot turn a blind eye to such lawless behavior. Therefore, the alliance will defeat Akatsuki Academy in the Seven Stars Sword Festival to prove to the public that the swordsmen education that the alliance has always led is correct.

Behind Akatsuki Academy is this country itself, and even the parent alliance headquarters has issued such an order. The Seven Star Sword Festival Operation Committee and the leaders of the seven schools cannot do anything more.

And finally, the National Akatsuki Academy became the eighth academy to compete in the Seven Stars Sword Festival.

But a problem arose at this time. In the attack on Wu Qu Academy, the top student, the Seven-Star Sword King, was defeated. This means that the strongest among the Japanese students is no match for Akatsuki Academy, and the crusade is likely to end in failure.

Finally, in order to ensure the success of the crusade against Akatsuki Academy, with the recommendation of Shinguji Kurono, [Flame Beast] Siegfried will be a specially invited contestant to participate in the Seven Stars Sword Festival as a representative of the Muku Academy.

——All this is exactly as Moon Shadow Fang promised Sieg.

90. Banquet before the opening ceremony

One week after the Akatsuki Academy attack.

Away from the center of Osaka, in the Kaibu Shinsei area on the bay coast.

There are an astonishing number of skyscrapers here, but contrary to its appearance of a modern metropolis, it is a city with almost no people living there all year round.

Decades ago, this place was filled with buildings as part of urban development, but the all-important investment in attracting investors was not successful. In the end, these new houses had no tenants and were simply abandoned. It became one of the many legacies of failed development and is considered a well-known ghost town.

But this ghost town, normally so desolate that not even a kitten can be seen, is now full of life.

There were many street vendors. People from all over the Japanese archipelago gathered here, and the bustle and noise seemed to surge to the sky.

Why do people gather here?

There is only one reason.

Two days later, the annual student knight festival, the Seven Stars Sword Festival, will be held in the Bayside Dome in this ghost town. Compared with the professional magic knights' fighting show, the KOK League, the Seven Stars Sword Festival is more attractive to the public.

Therefore, over the years, not only the tickets but also the surrounding accommodation facilities have been in great demand.

In fact, starting with the attack on Pojun Academy by the National Akatsuki Academy, a series of commotions have made this year's event more popular than in previous years, so much so that it is extremely difficult to find accommodation.

In order to ensure that they would have a seat to watch the game, people from all over the country and abroad rushed to the scene, and the venue was packed with people starting from two days before the game.

Of course, it wasn’t just the audience who arrived early.

Most of the contestants of the Seven Stars Sword Festival will arrive at the venue early before the opening ceremony, and go to the contestant dormitory provided by the conference to rest for a while, and will officially start the competition two days later.

And now, in the hotel arranged by the Operations Committee——

[Your performance is really excellent, Sieg-san. What?]

The chairman of Akatsuki Academy, the man currently at the center of controversy in Japan - Yueying Mofang - was having a video call with Sieg.

[Both the alliance, the operator, and the seven colleges believed the story you created, so that now you have successfully become the representative of Wu Qu College - hehe, in this way, when your true identity is revealed later, the impact will undoubtedly be even greater.]

[Have you communicated with the representatives of Yuanwuqu Academy? ]

“Yes, we have communicated.”

Sieg tugged at his collar.

After the attack on Wuqu Academy, he followed Shinguji Kurono back to the Japanese branch and told him the script he had prepared long ago.

[Three months ago, when I left the Japanese branch, I encountered the recruitment of the chairman of Akatsuki Academy, and because of some ideological conflicts, the incident that appeared in the newspaper more than three months ago. After that, in order to prevent the Akatsuki Academy from causing chaos in the dark, I tracked them alone in the name of self-cultivation, and I have destroyed many of their attempts in the past three months.]

[But about Wu Qu Academy... I'm sorry, I was late.]